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Note the AtoN must be added to the Virtual AIS Beacon using AID before any of the other
configuration sentences can be used. The AtoN must have a valid and unique MMSI and
must be set as a virtual AtoN.
To delete the AtoN use the AID sentence with the delete flag set:
$ABAID,GZ12345,0,995121007,V,C*5A
Example Binary Broadcast of an Area Special Message
To initiate an addressed or broadcast binary message a base MMSI must be loaded into the
Virtual AIS Beacon. This MMSI will support the transmission of BBM, ABM, and MEB
sentence encapsulated data. There can only be one base MMSI and it cannot be used to
transmit a position report.
A transmission will return an ABK to acknowledge the message has been sent and a VDO
with contents of the transmitted message.
For example to add a base MMSI 995121000 to send an ASM BBM (Message 8):
$ABAID,GZ12345,1,995121000,R,C*58
!ABBBM,2,1,0,0,8,05H0180iqwwv77t6JAC`e000000pwPHR:O7p0000077ugDAD<g000000pw,0*0C
!ABBBM,2,2,0,0,8,irR:OQH0000077v5pACt;000000,4*05
Decoded Area Special Message
DAC
1
FI
22
Msg Link ID
0
Notice Desc
9
Month, Day
0
Hour
24
Minute
60
Duration
262143
Scale factor
1
Precision
4
-122.4670
37.8073
-122.4688
37.8160
-122.4110
37.8265
-122.3940
37.8177
-122.3990
37.8045